Genetic differentiation among natural European populations of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., from drainages of the Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Animal Genetics
• Main Authors: BLANCO, G., SANCHEZ, J. A., VAZQUEZ, E., RUBIO, J., UTTER, F. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1992
• Subjects: Barents Sea; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.1992.tb00227.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2052.1992.tb00227.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2052.1992.tb00227.x

Previously published allelic frequencies at four polymorphic protein coding loci were used as a basis for examining genetic relationships among 19 European populations of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. ‐ exclusive of Baltic drainages ‐ from the Barents Sea to Spain. The data did not support a model of distinct ancestral (e.g. Boreal and Celtic) origins, but were consistent with all populations descending from a single ancestral group within this region with genetically diverged populations drawn together through limited local migrations.